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ONI inks MedAssets deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI of Wilmington, MA, and group purchasing organization MedAssets HSCA of St. Louis have signed a multiyear supplier agreement.
April 29, 2004
EBCT community loses a King
One of CT's pioneers has succumbed to colon cancer. David King, who was the lead engineer working with Sir Godfrey Hounsfield on the development of the first CT scanner, died of colon cancer April 24.
April 29, 2004
Epix trims losses in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Medical reported fiscal 2004 first-quarter revenues of $3.6 million, compared with $3.5 million in sales recorded for the same period in fiscal 2003.
April 29, 2004
ACR holds hearings on expert-witness issue
By Brian Casey
Besides cardiologists who do their own imaging, perhaps no one irks radiologists more than imaging specialists who testify as expert witnesses in radiology malpractice cases. Seeing one of their own on the other side of the witness stand is a sure-fire way to get a radiologist's blood boiling.
April 29, 2004
Mass-based CT calcium scoring leaves room for dose reduction
By Eric Barnes
A study from Harvard Medical School in Boston and the University of Aachen in Germany found substantial opportunities for dose reduction in CT coronary artery calcium scoring, particularly among smaller patients, and especially when calcium mass measurements are used instead of Agatston or volume scoring.
April 29, 2004
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CPT codes and the politics of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
It is a bumpy ride, to be sure, but virtual colonoscopy is making steady progress toward the Holy Grail of any new medical test in the U.S.: Medicare reimbursement. The issuance of temporary CPT codes for virtual colonoscopy earlier this year is a major step forward on a political path that has been as tortuous as any colon.
April 29, 2004
MRI delineates complexities of preterm infant brain
By Shalmali Pal
Investigators have successfully used imaging on adults who survived preterm birth; neurological scans performed on infants, while they are still in the danger zone, is much trickier. MRI may offer the best way to effectively diagnose certain pathologies in these children.
April 29, 2004
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CAD gets role in new ELCAP lung study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection will play a major role in a new study on using CT for lung cancer screening starting in June.
April 28, 2004
RITA Q1 shows sales upturn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy and radiofrequency ablation developer RITA Medical Systems posted fiscal 2004 first-quarter revenues of $4.6 million, a slight uptick in light of the $4.5 million posted for the period a year earlier.
April 28, 2004
Premier opts for Medrad dual CT injection system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Premier of San Diego has awarded a contract to Medrad for its Stellant Dual CT Injection System.
April 28, 2004
Varian grows Q2 sales and profit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Net income and revenues both grew smartly in the second quarter of fiscal 2004 at radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA.
April 28, 2004
MiniPACS networks bring advantages, integration challenges
By Erik L. Ridley
MiniPACS networks were once a popular stepping stone to PACS for many imaging facilities not ready to make the jump into a department- or enterprise-wide digital image management system. Increasing adoption of larger PACS networks has reduced the role of miniPACS, but such networks still exist, and integrating them with a departmental PACS is feasible, according to Dr. Steven Horii of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC) in Philadelphia.
April 28, 2004
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